April 10th.

Venice, Italy.

the nature of Nature and us. art & the energy of the artist. “What will survive of us is love” from Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin. Dedicated to my brother Zain.

If you would like to know what Still Sundays is about, please take a quick gander here and just read the third paragraph. Thanks.

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Stillness on a Sunday in Venice is occupied and not readily available. Every street to stillness was closed off. A Sunday strike. Something I was not expecting despite my travels. I have written “Still Sundays” and worked on other fiction while traveling (despite challenges like ... read more »

Tagged art, choices, Larkin, law, life, questions, travel, words

November 28th.

Spiritual vampires. “love is worth nothing until it has been tested by its own defeat.” galaxy that is the soul.

If you would like to know what Still Sundays is about, please take a quick gander here and just read the third paragraph. Thanks.

This stillness from where I write peels layers. Of New York City and myself. New York City—this breathing, reactive, organism in and of itself—seems a bottomless chasm where exploring can never end.

New York City is notorious for having uncharted terrain despite one living here a lifetime. So what can stillness bring to the fractures, crevices, openings that are within me?

Some mornings stillness anchors ... read more »

Tagged books, choices, law, Naipaul, nyc, questions, sublime flux

What skin color is art?  1925. Inhaling the energy of Theodore Dreiser, Wharton Esherick, and Jasper Deeter. Guardians of the Flame.

October 10th.

If you would like to know what Still Sundays is about, please take a quick gander here and just read the third paragraph. Thanks.

The neighborhood of Mount Airy in Philadelphia boasts a variety of architecture but the grand Victorians dominate. The beautiful houses seem as old as the glorious trees and forest canopy; the varied flower gardens are crafted within breathtaking stone landscaping. This makes every turn around the corner ready for the perfect photograph or painting. The historic homes are as unique as the people ... read more »

Tagged art, books, choices, fiction stories, law, life, politics, questions, relating

August 15th.

What do you know beyond a reasonable doubt? Psyche & The City. “What has been blown away, cannot be found.” Calm Madness.

If you would like to know what Still Sundays is about, please take a quick gander here and just read the third paragraph. Thanks.

Back in New York. My affinity for the City is not just because of the obvious; in fact, it is the subtleties which draw me in. The complexity, paradox, the buzz of it all. Yes, found all places where humans exist but New York boasts it. Here you are challenged to really see beyond the obvious. Every. Single. Moment. And some don’t. ... read more »

Tagged choices, law, nyc, twitter

“We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing oriented” society to a “person oriented” society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered.” ~ Rev. MLK Jr.

Excellent article.

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